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Greek Life is certainly a central feature to the OU experience. One can hardly miss the pretense of on-campus events, parties, and of course large, mansion-style houses. However, there are many who find these institution problematic in a number of ways. For some, the cost of joining a Greek organization … [Read more…]

Three nights out of the week I curl my hair, put on false eyelashes, and essentially put more effort into my appearance than I ever have just to talk to men who I have probably never met and will never see again. Then I wake up the next morning, groggy and exhausted, toting my textbooks … [Read more…]

@yourbadOU is a Twitter account started by women of color activists. Its goal is amplifying the voices of students and employees at the University of Oklahoma through social media expression. Below are screenshots from tweets affiliated with the #yOUrbad tag.

David Sabatini is David Ross Boyd Professor and Sun Oil Company Endowed Chair of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science at the University of Oklahoma. He joined OU in 1989 and is currently Director of the Water Technologies for Emerging Regions (WaTER) Center and Associate Director of The Institute for Applied Surfactant Research. His research focuses … [Read more…]

Robert Nairn is the Sam K. Viersen Family Presidential Professor in the School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science at the University of Oklahoma. He is the Director of the Center for Restoration of Ecosystems and Watersheds (CREW), Associate Director of the Water Technologies for Emerging Regions (WaTER) Center, and Adjunct Professor of Biology. Professor … [Read more…]

Trevor Thomas is a senior Environmental Sustainability major from Tulsa, Oklahoma, and the Vice Chair of Green Week. What organization are you here with? I’m here with Green Week, which is a group on campus that promotes green living and awareness about the impact we have on the world around us. As part of Green … [Read more…]

Maldives is located southwest of India. It is a low-lying chain of islands that consists of 26 atolls and about 1,200 islands. The country’s population is approximately 400,000 people and the official language is Dhivehi–a derivative of Sanskrit with Indo-Aryan roots. The highest point in the Maldives is 1.2 meters, and 99 percent of the … [Read more…]

Carrying the feeling that my body does not match my mind and questioning whether something is wrong with me are the struggles that I face as a queer trans* person of color. This piece is part of a concentration of mine, an experimentation with expressing versus presenting gender, the goals of my own social activism, and a … [Read more…]

If you would like a copy of this map to print, download, or share, the PDF version is available here. Rachel Whitfield is the Director of Marketing for FORUM and a student graphic designer for OU Human Resources. She is a sophomore double majoring in Writing and Marketing with a Spanish minor.